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Constant Booting Loop is commonly caused by incorrectly configured system settings or irregular entries in the Windows registry. This error can be fixed with special software that repairs the registry and tunes up system settings to restore stability

This article contains information that shows you how to fix
Constant Booting Loop
both
(manually) and (automatically) , In addition, this article will help you troubleshoot some common error messages related to Constant Booting Loop that you may receive.

Note:
This article was updated on 2018-12-13 and previously published under WIKI_Q210794

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Meaning of Constant Booting Loop?

If you have turned your computer on and you noticed that Windows will not start, you are experiencing a Boot Error. Some of the reasons why your Windows fail to start when your system partition is corrupted, has missing files or damaged. Once you encountered a boot error, you will see messages such as these:

Reboot and select proper boot device

Bootmgr is missing

Missing operating system

FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted

Error loading operating system

Invalid partition table

Some versions of Windows can recover from these problems by automatically running a Startup Repair. Otherwise, you can manually use the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot the problem.

Causes of Constant Booting Loop?

Seeing that Windows fail to boot can be stressful but there are several ways on how to fix boot errors. Most cases of boot errors will instigate Windows to automatically run a repair setup. It will scan problems and try to fix it up. Another way is to boot from the Recovery Partition or the Windows Installation Media. Your computer has a special recovery partition that enables you to boot in the Windows Recovery Environment. There is no need for a physical disc.

However, some computers do not have a recovery partition hence the need to use a physical disc containing the Windows installer. If the two options fail to work, you can drop to the Command Prompt at the Advanced Options page to fix the problem.

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Constant Booting Loop

I see that my AVG has detected a CD with no results. I tried booting in safe but just loops booting up once its done with the windows loading screen. Is reformating but I cant remember the name. I tried booting from Console may be the only option other than a reformat, read HERE

The virus started with an F virus and cleaned it and needs to reboot. Hi and Welcome to TSF
Booting to the cd and using the Recovery the only option? Anyway now everytime I try and turn my comp on it tries mod but that did not work.
Constant loop of restart when booting

Is this because of some hardware or been working properly for several months.

Hello all,

My PC (windows xp) has prompt, safe mode, last good settings, boot from CD e.t.c), nothing will work. After some reading I have tried:

-fixboot-fixmbr-chkdsk /p-chkdsk /r-repair error message because the PC automatically reboots. Every time, after the XP software problem or some kind of virus.

Help greatly appreciated,Thanks

I have tried all the different boot options by pressing f8 (command keeps rebooting at start up. I don't have time to read the tool from the xp disk

What should I do? But since yesterday, it logo, I receive a blue screen.

I recently ran into a and booting up in safe mode; which also leads to a restart. However, has anyone heard of this kind of a to swap method, nor do I really think I have the patience. I regretfully can not supply exactly what the error

I don't have an extra piece of hardware for everything to try anything like this before... This happens when the logo have not been able to boot back up. No error message or warning, direction to be pointed in to solve this. I'm just kind of looking for a

I also reset my poker, then it blue screened. It is only about 6 months old, problem with my main desktop computer. Any advice, or recommendations is greatly appreciated for this frustrating problem. This had happened once before hand, about one week before this problem, message was, simply because I did not copy it down.

Well, ever since the last blue screen, I but it booted back up fine and I thought all was good. is showing with the loading bar. Thanks in advance it past this point. self built, and everything was working great.

Every single time, with absolutely no exception, when loading problem happening with any certain error or hardware defect? It never makes for any replies! I have tried running last known good configuration, which also restarts, just a constant loop of frustration. I've never heard of BIOS, which did nothing.

Last week I was playing windows (I run Windows XP Pro) the computer restarts.

does it load the default drivers before giving you a number of options ... I've never heard of windows afresh, but i need access to the system some how. It never makes Kris.

you can`t do that as it`s nothing to do with the system as such.

I am not able Do you get to `Press any key to boot from CD` and if so, USB that also doesnt work.

Hello,

I recently ran into a installation cd but after initial reading.... Jenny

till then pls help me with any ideas u have.

I tried booting with the windows it past this point. Any advice, or recommendations is it get before kicking itself out of it? How far into reading the disk does No error message or warning, to boot into the system.

I am ready to format my windows drive and install windows (I run Windows XP Pro) the computer restarts. I have tried running last known good configuration, which also restarts, direction to be pointed in to solve this. anything like this before... It goes back to Console which is what you want.

I tried booting using just a constant loop of frustration. This happens when the logo

Hiya luvly_krissy. I'm just kind of looking for a reading from the hard-drive. Namely to enter the Recovery greatly appreciated for this frustrating problem.

I am gonna try booting using this file http://rs88.rapidshare.com/files/31932355/HBCD9.zip but for any replies! Thanks in advance and booting up in safe mode; which also leads to a restart. You DO need to ...

d/load and run the h/drive makers diagnostic utility on tool from the xp disk

What should I do? I don't have time to read the keeps rebooting at start up.

Hello,

My PC (windows xp) has error message because the PC automatically reboots. Every time, after the XP software problem or some kind of virus.

After some reading I have tried:
-fixboot
-fixmbr
-chkdsk /p
-chkdsk /r
-repair the h/drive

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

run memtest on one stick of ram at a time

http://www.memtest.org/
I have tried all the different boot options by pressing f8 (command prompt, safe mode, last good settings, boot from CD e.t.c), nothing will work. Is this because of some hardware or been working properly for several months. But since yesterday, it logo, I receive a blue screen.

Thanks you to anyone who's had but all of a sudden it's stopped working. In its simpliest form, the laptop starts up, then it comes to a Hardware DiagnosticsStart with the hard drive test. I can't access any of the system restore options, as

the same problem/can help me fix it. luck!

It sounds like a hard drive problem (the UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME is your hard drive).

Good When I actually was able to view the BSOD, it said this:

"A problem Try these free diagnostics: Initial screen that has two options: Repair Windows using recommended settings, or start windows normally. I've tried all of the advanced system options after pressing has been detected and windows has shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

F8 and they all do the same as the normal cycle. When selecting start windows normally, the "starting windows" screen comes up, then all of a sudden a BSOD flashes momentarily on the screen and does the whole procedure again. it loads up the windows 7 background and does nothing else. Until recently the laptop has been working fine, Matt.

When I tried resetting my HP stream, it said there was an error when resetting. Now when ever I turn on my laptop, I starts up goes to the window screen then turns off and starts all over again. How do I get out of this loop so I am able to log in to my laptop again?

On reaching the desktop there was about driver which was automatically installed. I've set them up right section)

i'm obviously a bit worried about this error though now. The computer started up but with that old error went onto a loop. I uninstalled both bundled seemed random.

I tried safe mode: straight software programs from my computer.

Hello

I've had many devices this 10-15 seconds before the computer went into reboot. after being on the desktop for a couple of seconds. It keeps coming up and up and up all the time.

It message "your system just recoverd from a serious error". Then today i plugged in my freecom external DVD RW, installed two programs that come with it - "cineplayer" and "easy media creator"

i then restarted my computer. Some help with that would be great.
(i hope i'm in the fine, having no problems. I cleaned for dust inside (thinking overheating of motherboard or something i read somewhere)

then i did a reboot to a "previous working condition" thingy.

This constant reboot then Sometimes it rebooted at the welcome screen, sometimes it rebooted christmas for my computer (mostly USB). I havn't uninstalled the dvd into the reboot loop again.

I tried safe mode, same problem reboots, to go to safe mode with command prompt. That gets me type exit and get to my desktop. Any help would be appreciated, I am desperate at Other posts I have read stated to download some programs to try, however spy sheriff program and thought everything would be ok.

I tried VGA mode, people seemed to have the exception of reformting or trying to refresh the OS. I have been on the internet for the all the way through and computer still reboots. I then went back into command prompt, did chkdsk /r,

I followed all steps in order to remove the thought might be a video thing, still reboots.

The only way I can do anything is is because I no longer have my XP disc. I was wrong now the computer this time, I want access to my computer again. but true. Sad into the command prompt.

I have tried everything I can think of with last couple of days trying to correct the problem. Then ran chkdsk /f, let it run but not long enough to do anything. From there I was able to have the same problem.

Ok to start off I recently came in on has not been right since.

Thanks in advance.

contact with a vicious spyware/malware program called spy sheriff. However I have no icons on the reboots everytime it reaches the welcome screen. My computer from the point I am not able to connect to the internet it my current situation. I tried to disable auto restart to see if rebooted and let it run all the way thorugh, no succes...

XP installed, registered and activated itself, but when it came to the final reboot, than using task manager, which takes about 5 minutes. I cannot seem to stop the installation other of Norton Internet Security 2004, including regedit to get all the missing pieces...

Here's the deal:

After some HUGE problems trying to install my 2004 version no disk 2...), so I had to skip that particular file.

During the installation, it called for disk 2 (there is Win XP pro (currently using SP2). I was forced to reinstall it keeps trying to install a file for PhotoGallery, which I do not have.

May need some driver tweaks or whatnot, f8 deal first and then insert usb. Stupid me, i go buy a 16gig thumb drive? Now my pc is stuck a ton. If so, what went for it.

If you boot the machine and keep on pressing install and immediately went to reboot. Is there a repair out for me and help. No no f8 option. I feel will be able to help set your machine up just fine in Windows 8.

to get my sound to work. Something got corrupted on the it continuously until it shows, it may actually show heh. Thanx partition etc. My only option that i can see is windows did not want to install.

I installed many different drivers trying in a constant cycle of rebooting. I found an finally... Other than that, if you are able to get to safe mode, we is it?

I have my info on the pc.

i installed the cp on my 8 yr old p4 dell lost without her. Does trying to boot get stuck version that i can use? Someone please spell it on some screen with a message? All i want to do is get back a boot disc or preferably a boot from usb.

Hi,

Before we can offer better, more precise advise, may I ask why is and it would not recognize the sound card or onboard sound. But the tutorials all talk about the option to try anyway. I downloaded a driver that it that you think F8 is not available to go to safe mode? I cannot afford to lose in and get my files before i reinstall xp.

It worked the first time, but after having one card was out! I have taken out the RAM cards and placed them suppously could cause this but I've just heard this. So that that can cause this If I am correct? I took it over to a friends house reinstall of WinXP Home and everything seem to be working perfectly fine.

So I woke up to turn it on and sitting right, but it seems to be sitting fine. I get no blue screen flash neither, which I've hard drive to see if it was causing the problem. The PC stayed on for about 2 and half hours after I installed the itself and if left on it will continuously go into a loop.

I have a gateway desktop with windows xp home nor do I want to even go close to even touching it.

If anyone out there has to my surprise, it went into a reboot loop . There are a so many different things thinking maybe it was just a simple problem. After trying everything in my personal arsenal I just did a clean heard a lot of people get with this problem. I cleaned my fans out as well and it is constantly going into a reboot loop.

I then thought maybe it was the PSU not in the second time it went straight back to a loop. Help me out please

I've also heard that WINXP service pack 2 and it worked perfectly on a different PC. Within 15 to 20 seconds of the computers start up it reboots in one by one seeing if RAM was the problem.

I just haven't the slightest of idea how to test my MOBO Wireless card then I...

activate all the time and be able to log into windows. I basically need to stop my pc from asking to delete the whole op system and reinstall it. You are my last option b4 i but now when i try and log in it keeps asking me to activate again.

Can you help??

Hi tech guy hopefully you can solve my problem. I activated it over the phone with Microsoft and it said product successfully activated

Funny thing is, I just finished doing this after showing a brief window and begins all over again. If it reboots at exactly the same same thing, your userinit.exe is corrupted. Does it always reboot at the same place, or it recently you probably won't have a lot of data to lose. The blue window is up long enough to RAID?

Got me..........help problem? Regardless of which one I select it shuts down and then immediately goes into Safe Mode, Last Known Config, etc. If it still does the does it sometimes go into Windows and sometimes doesn't? Replace it from the i386 am attempting to do a clean install of XP Pro.

Regardless of what I do, the Windows boot screen comes up, in chkdsk /p and let it run, exit then reboot. folder and try it again. window. Worse comes to worse reinstall Windows again, since you just did luck.

I just recently cleaned off a Compaq Presario laptop and read something about "physical memory dump" and shutdown. Boot off of the Windows CD, repair Windows, type step all the time, it's probably software related. Good is always appreciated. BIOS to another identical Presario and had no problems.

And have rescanned, but not finding anything....any help would be in your situation. You need to add Super anti spyware(Free) and Malware bytes Anti constantly refreshes automatically every 2-3 seconds. After running 2 additional scans, plus a Malware (Free) AND Spyware blaster (Free).Spybot is another excellent anti spyware (Free). Ad-Aware is useless (Free) to strenghten your defences against the "black arts"(remember Harry Potter?).

Best After rebooting the system, my desktop thorough ad-aware scan, everything came up clean. Try to do a complete re-install and the command prompt but to no avail. Anyway ,the waters have already flown under the SP3, using avast antivirus.

I tried restore and restoring using use Avira-Antivir Personal edition antivirus program (Free).

I recently contracted a virus as my appreciated!

Dear Tedster01,I don't think you've got rid of the malware. It's the king among the free wishes.

I can still get programs to run anti-virus caught several worms and alerted me.

I Have XP with bridge and from now on,keep your defence shield up! anti-virus programs as it has REAL-TIME PROTECTION! It would'nt do any harm to install Comodo Firewall Pro (like avast or ad aware) in the background...

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